ghdprentice
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| PC change madea difference Great to hear they improved the sound. Power cords make a difference. | |
| Aurender music servers: higher priced ones sonically better? I was an IT guy with a real passion for high end audio. Most of this experimentation I did over a period of ten years. If I had a good memory and an interest I could reconstruct all the fiddling I did. I have not either. But dealing with jitter (h... | |
| Why so many tubes? @invalid “The only problem I have with all this detail is you don't hear it like that in a live environment “I think it is a question of emphasis. All the details are there in the live environment, but typically they don’t stand out as much as th... | |
| Aurender music servers: higher priced ones sonically better? I worked with streaming on two fronts for about fifteen years. My main system and what eventually became my library headphone system. See my systems by clicking on my user ID. During this time I used many different software and storage combos on m... | |
| An Homage to Long Term Ownership My story sounds like yours. After a very hectic first six or eight years I slowly migrated into 7 or so year cycles between upgrades. Makes for great enjoyment in between. | |
| architectual digest hifi setup. Anyone with the audiophile disease will spend so much on his system he cannot afford a fancy looking house?It is really hard to make a system look appealing to someone that doesn’t care about stereos? Most people do not. | |
| Which Room is Best Between These Two You might consider how isolated each room is from others in the house. My audio room is isolated that I can play music as loud as I want with my partner sleeping and it does not bother her. I would think either room can work. It will be dampen flo... | |
| Budget 15' interconnect recommendation I bought a couple pair of Blue Jeans for my headphone system. Reminded me of the ones that come with a rubber band around them with budget equipment… well, at least they sound that way to me.WireWorld, Transparent, and Audioquest are the highest s... | |
| The two stages of audiophilia For stage Three I prefer a good Petite Sirah or Pino Noir. | |
| 3.5mm cable I went to Moon Audio when connecting my A&K DAP to other equipment. But I wouldn’t put much money into it, phones are not high quality audio devices. | |
| How long do good speakers last? They should last longer than you do. I have a set (7) of 28 year old B&W 805’s. Sound great. On a couple of the subwoofers (I actually owned 4) I had them “re-taped” after 20 years… that’s the connection of the cones to the frame.Happily I bo... | |
| The two stages of audiophilia My first ten years or do were 1). Then a couple years of tweaking. Then 2). Over the decades I became much more orderly with 7 - 10 years of enjoyment, Then 1) as I could afford (on not afford as my partner would say) tweaking and enjoy for anothe... | |
| Aurender music servers: higher priced ones sonically better? I streamed off a MacBook and / or a PC for years. The sound was, in retrospect terrible. Until I got a dedicated streamer (Auralic Aries first then Aurender) the sound was without a quiet background (very high noise floor), dynamic, or natural sou... | |
| Budget 15' interconnect recommendation I recommend shopping used. Definitely not Blue Jeans. Cable company has used… that means you can get into the $600 if bought new. By your description you should consider Cardas Clear Reflection. Also, older like Harmonix, either copper or silver c... | |
| Is The FM tuner obsolete? This is a real hard one as far as longevity. But clearly digital is here… Qobuz and the streaming services offer thousands of stations. With very good quality. You can find some tiny niche of music with dozens of stations dedicated to them. Also, ... |